Machine for applying paint or the like to shingles, etc.



July 18, 1933. H E -GOSCH 1,918,534

MACHINE FOR APPLYING PAINT OR THE LIKE TO SHINGLES, ETC

Filed Oct. 16, 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet. l

ETC

July 18, 1933.

H. E. GOSCH MACHINE FOR APPLYING PAINT OR THE LIKE TO SHINGLES FiledOct. 16, 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 N\ M Q 5 i Q Q Q Kw NW, MA YN &-m

July 18, 1933. H. E. GOSCH 1,918,534

MACHINE FOR APPLYING PAINT OR THE LIKE TO SHINGLES, ETC

'Filed Oct. 16, 1950 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 July 18, I Q GOSCH MACHINE FORAPPLYING PAINT OR THE LIKE TO SHINGLES, ETC

Filed Oct. 16 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 July H E S H MACHINE FOR APPLYINGPAINT OR THE LIKE TO SHINGLES, ETC

Filed Oct. 16, 1930 5 Sheets-$heet 5 are to be fed from the machine isopen to permit the operator to readily introduce by brackets 14, andtransverse side walls which are preferably made adjustable lengthwise'ofthe machine in order to adapt the shingle feeding boxto bundles. ofshingles which varyin length. .For this purpose the terare connected attheir rear ends respec upper andlower parts of these *side walls aresecured to the inner sides of two pairs of transverse supporting bars'16, which lattively. to upright rods 17. adapted to engage with one oranother of two series of openings 18 arranged in longitudinal rows inbars 19 on the rear part of the main frame, while their front ends aresecured to upright rods 20 adapted to engage with one or another of twoseries of openings 21 ar ranged in longitudinal rows in longitudinalbars 22 on the adjacent part of the ,main frame. The front ends of thebars 16 are preferably arranged at an angle relatively to each other anddiverge forwardly,'thereby forming a flaring entrance at the front sideof the shingle feeding box which enables the operator to introduce newshingles into the same with greater facility. I,

Whenit is desired to increase or decrease the width of the shinglefeeding box the rods 17 and 20 of the bars 16 are shifted into theappropriate openings of the two rows 18 and 21 to suit. the length ofthe bundles of shingles which .are being treated, but the rear wall isnot shifted inasmuch as the bundles ofshingles asa rule do not vary inwidth but only in length. I

The lower edge of each of the side Walls 15 of'the shingle feeding boxis spaced apart fromthe bottom, 11 by an intervening throat,

gap or outlet passage 23 through which the i v lowermost course-ofshingles in the pile with,

in the feeding box is moved outwardly from the latter by a feeding- 0Emechanism, after which the respective course of shingles is operatedupon by one. of the painting devices, asfwill presently appear.

This feeding-off device may be variously constructed butinthe preferredconstruction, bestshown in vFigs. 4 and5, the same,

comprises-afeed bar 24 which isarranged transversely of the feed boxbottom 11 and is reciprocated lengthwise of the latter so as to passback and forth across the lower end-of the feedbox and the outletpassages 23 at the lower ends of its side walls, and terminatesat-opposite ends of its stroke adja cent. to the oppositeouter sides ofsaid side walls. For the purpose of retaining this feed bar constantlyin engagement withthe upper side of the bottom 11 or close therein, Fig.4. A'reciprocating motion is imparted to this feed bar in adirectionlengthwise of the machine and across the lower end of the feed box byan'operating mecha-' nism which preferably comprises two upright rocklevers or arms 26 arranged on 0ppo'site sides of the main frame andconnected at their upper ends respectivelywith the op* posite ends ofthe feed bar 24 by means of shifting rods 27, a transverse rock shaft 28journaled in suitablebearings on the flower 1 part ofthe mainframe andconnectedwith the lower ends of the rock levers 26, a transverse crankshaft 29 journaled. in suitable bearings on the lower part of the mainframe and provided with a crank 30 which is connected by means of apitman 31 with the lower parts of therock levers 26 by means of a crossrod. 32, and a driving'pulley 33 which is connected with one end of thecrank shaft and adapted to receive power from' any suitable sourcethrough the medium of any suitable transmitting-means which in thepresent case would include aydriving belt passing around the drivingpulley 33.

This operating mechanism for the feed bar 24 is sotimed that as the.same moves in one direction from a point adjacent to the outer side ofone of the side walls 15 of the feed box across the. lower end of thefeed box and to the opposite side of the same, this feed bar will engagethe thick ends of the shingles in the lowermost course on the undersideof the pile in the feed box, thereby moving this course with the thinends of its shingles fore-. most from the'underside of the supplystackthrough the'feed passage 23below the opposite side wall 15, and leavethem wholly out side of the last-mentioned'side wall, in a po v sitionto be subsequently operated upon by a conveyor which continues themovement of the respective course of shingles for presentation tothepainting device on the respective side of'the'feed box. In'themeantimethe pile of shingles has dropped by'gravity in the feed box sothat the next-following upper course of shingles is now lowermost andrests upon the bottom 11 thereof, and presents the thick ends of thelowermost course which is arranged reverselyfto those in the pre--ceding course so that when the feed bar effects the next followingstroke of its reciprocating movement in the opposite direction this feedbar will engage'the thickends of d the shingles in the lowermost row orcourse and pushthe same from underneath the pile in the feeding box andoutwardly through the opposite outlet passage 23', and leave them whollyoutside of the respective side of .the feeding box when the feed bar=completes its stroke in the last-mentioned direction,v so that thiscourse of shingles will be in a position e be engaigedhy teacher eovey'er mecheinisni whiefitraiisinits the same to" the pziintirfgdevieeon the corresponding side ofthe feeding bex. I i 'The feedbant'here'tfore, during uham tiniied operation of the machine" Whilefr-e ing box, pushes "or; feeds of! the sev re! h; courses ofshingleswsuccessitely the IO-vvejndofthe pileand ceus'es these coursestO be meted eweyfrom the flndersideofthe Pile alternately in o positedirections engaging thet'hick eiidbf-jone' *eojurse qt. shingles whilemoving i-nfone direction affid then engaging the thi k; end offithe extcourse o-fshingles While movin in the opp'ohsite direction, and in ailcaees emsin the shingles to .alw'ays move with their thin ends foremost.

In order to revent more than one {c'o'uTS ofshingles at a, time fro'rh'being fed ofi from the bottom of the pileithrough one ofthe outletpassages 23, this passage inijtielly' etthe beginning ofthe'moveinent ofa course" of shingles through the respective'pas'saige i smhdefsufiici'entl'yshallow 0i narrow that onIy' the thin edge of thelowermost ceurse of shingles can enter the saline and thereby cause therespective sidewall Ofthefe'ed box to hold back the next \ippe'iy course"oi shingles" and prevent theisitme fiom being fed ofl withthelowerifno'st course of shingles! Inasmuoh, however-,1 asthe shinglesgrade ally beconie thicker from the thin ends to-{ ward-the thick endsof the salme, means are provided for permitting each of the-sidewallst'o; rise under the wedgimgefie'ct of the: tapering shingles; and?when thethick end at the respective course of shingles haspassedoutwardly beyondthe-fiespecti've sidewall, b

that the" letter again drops bygi'a'vity into its Iewetnio st so as topermit only the fthin {end ofza theme at shingles initiall y eziterthesame. i. v

w The preferred 'fnean-s :for:

this purpose consists in armngingja piziir'ofg bars 195 191 above one:inmthe'i' send a. pair of bars v22;; 22 one above the otherandextending the lower ends Of: the fodssndQOiland v engaging?" the samejslidingly with? openings; 18in the uppei end lowen bhns 19., 19 iand.

openings 21in the uppen and low'erlbe rsfifz;

22 so that thesejbii slare capable of! nbfing vertically in these upeningsin-hermqhy with the rising and filling niovejtnt ant off T8-speetive sides-Wells. @5; in response to the wedging' efieetv of the.shingles against the lower ends of these? wailszand thefOIfCBQOf gravityafter" the :comrse wot shingles hexve p'z'tsl's'ed" outwardly beyondthese w lls Q The downward movement .0: these side Walls'islimited so"as to leeve arilavmzw palssage between the lowerend': of'eaeh ehe'estepswarmngedionthemds 17 met 2 0" andten agi g with "the irail'nehafs'i 19 and'22fi Thesestopser'e prefefahlyfxfiede v in the1orm-ofcollars" and m ordert'oflp'ermit omdjnstin the height 01- width ftheout-i Wtfd "passages 23 "t6 the thickness or chat aeter of the; shingleswhichf;aire ;being"oper-' ated iipomthese'collars are-made adjustable.

pectivelyg r ln'ordef topermit i i I twhichxair'ebeing fed ofieealifethe' si'de wells 15- withoiit iindue friction'iinid weap'eac'h of"theses ide Wells is provided ddjecentto its IoWei" edge a'ridon theouter side thereof with;

en anti-friction roller 36Whi0hj'i$ e gaged by upper side of the courseof shingles" passin underneath the respective side Wall;- therebyfacilitatin the y discharge jof the shingles andredi'ieing thefaimountef-p'owep required for this work as well as avoiding" ends thereof andfeed the samepioperly triennthe underside of the pile 150 one side ofthe J feed hex: "Asthe pilexof shingles in the feed box jbec'ornesdepleted this pressure is' reduced I andin order lo-compensate ion thereduction i in ressure and: insure positive feeding ofi 160,

oi-theloweimost coufsewf. shingles a'tLal-l times; a Weight 37 isprovided which is placed on top ofthe feed pile." Th-isweightcan beIi'f-tedofi th'e'z pile of shingles in jthefeedfboxi' and again replacedwhen additional. shingles i 7 Evebeenplace d therein byzrm'e'ans otfhan- .diles '38 ora'ny other suitablemeansw A the courses of shinglesepeied sticcess sively from the undereixieofthe pileemit dischargedaltematekyin opposite directions beyond the sidewalls thereof, thesecourses fro of shinglesa-ife deposited upon two horizon? j' tel'suipportingor guiding tables 39, 39 which lnot ed outwardly along" theI respective supporting table by a conveyor mechanism which.fifStIfJIGSBEtS the samemtoeliquidapplying device which depositspain-t; "stainkor pre- "eXtend lengthwise of the machine friorn -ope 1posite sides of the: outlet ends? of-the'bottoin 11 of the feed box andtheTee-fte'reeel'i course m of shingles-deposited npongthese tebl'es is7 servative thereon; end then presents the same to a. smoothing" devicewhich operatesto dise-ibme the: liquid thus' 'e ph euniformly over theshingles.

i The conveyor device for tee-whee 35;

1 2s sociated withfeach. otf tl'il-VSUpp0Itijngct3bES' it 39'e1i d theiespective patints'ipplyingfdevice and smoothing: dev icdmay :bewairiouslj oonstru'dted :btit theprefeiiefl lfol'm theiseme includes aplurality M conve'j'o 'v bwrs wiwhzich:

' Thereafter the neXt' following conveyor bar n suecessiv'elyfipast the,paint applying and paint smoothing devices and i then dischargesin,their, operative position are arranged transverselyyover the upper sideof the supporting, table 39 and move lengthwiseof the latter, and,twoendless belts41, preferably ofthe chain type, arranged OnOppositesides of the supporting-table and connected with opposite ends. of thefeed bars40. The rec-eiving turns of these conveyor belts 41 pass aroundreceiving vsprocket wheels- 42, as

shown in Fig. 4, arrangedfadjacent to the receiving endsjof the tables39, and the delivery turnsof these beltspass around delivery s'p'rocketwheels 43 arrangedadjacent to the outer-or delivery ends of thetables39, as-shown in; Fig. 3. The receivingsprocket wheels are mountedontransverse shafts 44 ournaled in suitable bearlngs on the adjacentparts of the main-frame, and; the delivery sprocketfiwheels 43 are also'lnounted on transverse shafts 45 ournaledin suitable; bearingsontheouter end portions of the ,main frame Y i Motion for drivingeach'conveyor is derived from-the main drivingshaft 28" and transmittedto this conveyorby means of. a

chainibelt 46 passing around a lower sprock 'etwheel 47 on the drivingshaft,- and an up: n per sprocket wheel 48'and a transverse shaft Aseach row or course of v I through one of the-discharge, passages 23 of49 *journaled. on the upper part of. the main frame, a longitudinalcounter-shaft 50 j ournaled in bearings ontheouter sideof theiup:per-apart of the main frame and provided witha beveled gear wheel 51which meshes with alnotherzbeveled gear wheel 52 on the upper transverseshaft 49, and apair of intermeshing bevel gear wheels 53,154 mounted onthe counter-shaft 50 and the adjacent end 1 ofthe outer conveyor'shaft45, as-best shown in Figs. 1,2,4 and.6. v

shingles is ejected the feeding box by'the feeding bar 24,-this courseis deposited uponthe inner receiving end of the, respective supportingtable 39.

v 40,- when sweeping overthetopof this table,

engages r with the rear or thick end ofLthis courseof shingles and movesthe same length wiseoutwardly over thetop of thertable and the samefr'omthe rear or outerend of this supporting table where the deliveryshaft 45 is provided with a roller 55 to facilitate'the proper dischargeof this course of shingles from the respective endv of this table. 1 a

After each conveyor bar 40 has thus adelivered a row-or, course ofshingles from the outer or discharge end of the table 39 the same iscarried idly along the underside fof the 'feed table;backto the innerorreceiving end of this table by means of the lower stretches ofitheconveyor belts .41,'which latter also move withtheir lower or idlestretches 3 along the underside of the table. v

lized for applying the liquid paint, stain or impregnant-to the shinglesas theyypass over the upper supporting table, 39, but theform ofthisdevice which is shown in the draw.- ings has been. foundsatisfactoryinpractice and, the following description applying to one of thesedeviceswill therefore applyto both of those shown inthedrawingslassociated with each of the; supporting tables 39 nch c opposite sides of theshingle feeding box a Thenumeral56 represents a lower-rotary liquidapplying. brush arranged below the upper side of the, upper supportingtable 39 at asuitable distance. from the respective side of theshinglefeedbox and projecting upwardly through an opening 66 therein,and '57 represents an upper rotary liquid a-pply ing brush arrangedabove the upper side of the table but vertically-in, line withthelowerbrush 56.; The lower brush isinounted onza transverseshaft v58 journaledin bearings on the main frame. and the upper brush 57 is mounted ona-transverse shaft '59 journaled inbearingson the main frame.;-

.-As the shingles are fed forwardly and out} wardly over the; supportingtable 39* by the upper conveyor mechanism thesame pass betweentheopposingparts of thelower and upper brushes 56 and 57 ,and during thistime these brushes apply liquidpaint, stain or impregnant'to oppositesidesof thecourse of shingles. The liquid for this purpose is preferablysupplied to thezlower brush by [as c tank 60 which encloses the lowerbrush and is.

mounted on the adjacentpart ofthemain Any suitablei form of device may.be uti-g frame and containsa body of treating liquid 61 in-its'lowerpart, which is suppliedthereto inany suitable manner. .0 a The liquid61inxthis tank 60 is preferably maintained ata substantially uniform leveland for-this purpose an overflowipipe v62 is provided which communicateswith thetank low the axis :of the shaft 56, whichover-flow pipe leads to"a catch basin 63so that anyliq uid supplied to thetank 60 in excess ofthat re quired for maintaining the predetermined levelwill escapetherefrom and flow into the v catch basin from which latter the liquidcan be returned to the tank GO'by'the operator 39 by the respectiveconveyor mechanism,

60 at a predetermined-point, preferably be-, y

wheels enter isprocket wheels ".are inounted at oppolsite ends of atransverse shaft-92 jonrnaled 'onithe adjacent outer part of themainframe "andwthe inner sprocket "wheels are mounted at opposite endsofa transverse shaft 93 which is journaled 'o'n I the'adj acent' part ofthe main frame J-Motion is imparted to eachof these lowerendlesslcarrlers in any suitable manner for causing the bars 88 thereof.to' move actively over theresp'ectivelower table 87 from the outerendto the inner end thereof, and thereby engagethe'outer ends of'thecourses' of P shingles which have been deposited thereon by therespective'u'pper conveyor and cause these' 'shingle's toibedeliveredpne course at a time into the/shingle c ll ti box arranged below the feed box. Q;

- These'lower:convey'orsof there-assemblin mechanism are so timed thatcourses or shinglesd-ischa rged from thetwo upper co n- ""jveyors-aredelivered successively and alter nately into the collecting boXwso that'a's' the.

severalcourses ofshingles are piled 1i in the collecting box thesecourses of shingies will. be alternately reversed andjhave their thinends arranged innermost and overlapping one another whiletheir'thickendS areat op posite e'ndslofthe pile as thesame is accmniilated in the collecting box. w Althoiigh yariousi means maybe employedfor operatinglthe two lower 'shingle convey ors inth'is mannerthe'ineansforthisipurposc shown in the drawings are -satisfactoryandcomprise: two chain belts 94, each of which passes with one turnaround'a'sprocket wheel 7 at one'i'en'd of the receiving 'shaft fl i'pfthe upper conveyor on one side ot'th'e' upper ishingle feedingbox,while; itslower. turn 4 passes arounda sprocket wheel 96-on=the'corresponding ;end{ of the 'deliveryeshaft 93 of the-lower conveyorarranged on the opposite side; ofwthe shingle collecting box',qas bestshownin Figs.'2, -l and:5'-.- 4

By' the vuse :of this imachin'e it isonly neces sary to remove theusual: binderfaround the I gwaist-jor "mid-sectionkofi the bundles ofshingles, which is usually; placed around the i same; when p ackin-gthem for transportation;

and-then pushing inwardly against :the thick outer endsfiof shinglesso,that'their'thiin. inner ends overlap -.to az'v greaterjv-extent, andthen 3 a place them Within the feeding box ready for 1: being fed o'fl?successively, one course at a time; and?successivecourses-in oppositevdi a rections from the-underside of the'pile: to the two liquid applyingandfsmoothing: devices located' on opposite sidesiofthe feeding ofi'mechanism; 'ai1dEafterthe shingles are thus treated the twoprocessionsof'shingles are again brought together at a point below the afeeding-oil" -mechan-ism where "alternating coursesiofithe twoprocessions are depositedsnceessive'lyj 1n alternately reversed 'order-in apller;

' packing the It/has been roan-(1 thaw-hen tiiesuppdrtiag,

becomedisplaced. This is particnlarl y'liable] to happen when theconveyor bars ='enga e with thethin trailing ends of the shingles Whileon, the lower collecting.tablesyebntfis not so liable tooccur whe'nthe uper 6011- veyo'r bars are engegingwith the tii'clr trailingedgesof thesame; *To'avmd thisfpo'ssr bilityeach of the conveyor bars is provideden its front side with a transverse rowef a propelling blades 97 each ofwhich is mounted on'the respective bar-sqas to be free to move with itslower beveled or sharp edge- 98 agaiii'stthe top oij the respectivetable-when 'passing'over the same; This-sliding cameo;

tion between each propelling blade and the respective conveyor'bar ispreferably efi'ectedby two'or more bolts- 99 "secured to the con veyorbarand passingsthrough upright slots 100 i n the bladesvas"bestshown in'Fligs. 8

and 9, whichillustrate this feature as applied a to a lowerconveyoiybmis lfitended to apply equally toanup'per com e'yorr.

' thei blad'esapproach the rece-ivingientl 'ot aftab-le theIsame engageacamshaped; E

e directed the'reby' to,

guide lOI t-h ereon" and the-top of the table a-nt restthereon byjgrav;ity in passing over the jtablefrom the receiy- ,ingto thedeliveryendthereof; a Y 'E ach blade of a rowor set can rise and fall independentlyof the others thereby ensuring a full be airing of the flsever'alblades'across the entire table; wherebyrthe slj1inglesarepre'-= vented from mhebeweenth con veyo'r and the table andbecoming-disarranged. The sharp@dge 98yloffthegiblids 1 are particularly useful as they actsomewhatlike scrapers on the tableand' engage with the thin ends of th'eshingles; asshown'in Fig. :9,"

which otherwise would be most liable to be:

come wedged between the conveyor {and a I i lower table, and insteadpropel them 'posi i tively andproperly over the table; r- The shinglesaretherefore-convenientlyre assembledwithont any hand labor and with= Jout requiring-any re-ad-justment; 'but'instead n are in condition tohere-packed "by pulling oi1tbppogsite ends thereof iif desired', 5 andPlacinge'abinder around the waist-of zthe Y same'in themanner nowincommdn practice in marketing shingles for the. trade or by samelooselyvinc'a-rtons ready'for shipment.

ll these operations are performed tiously and reliably with a minimumexpenditure of:power andwith an'economicalusepf T i paint,stainorotheriliquid' with -which the" vertica1-1ytherein 'toa-ii initedextent and rest 3 shingles are treated, thereby efi'ectinga considerablesaving in cost of thus treating shingles for the trade.

Moreover, this machine is very. compact in construction and has nodelicate parts which are liable to get outof order, and can'be alsoreadily adjusted foroperating upon shingles varying inlength, hat isclaimed is a 1. A machine for feeding shingles and the tom, a rear walland two sidewalls, and'at least one of said side walls being separatedat its lower edge from said bottom to form a passage for said shingles,and also capable of vertical floating movement, stop means for limitingthe downward movement of the re spective side wall soas to maintain apassage is p side thereof and t0 engagethe opposite thick at all timesbetween the lower end thereof and the bottom of said box, and means forfeeding one course of shingles at a time from the underside of the pilein the box through i i said passage and lifting said floating wa ll outof the path of the respective shingles and enablingthe later to leavesaid box.

2. A machine for feeding shingles andtlie like, comprising a supply'boxadapted to;

hold a supply of shingles and having a bottom,a rear wall and two sidewalls,and at least one of saidside walls being separated at its loweredge from said bottom to form a passage for said shingles, and alsocapable of vertical'floating movement, stop means 'for" limiting .thedownward movement of said floating wall so as to form a passageat alltimes between the lower end thereof and the bottom of said box and,including vertically movable upright rods, a frame having openings inwhich said rods slide and stops arranged on said rods and adapted toengage said frame for limiting the downward movement of said floating'wall,a roller arranged on the lower edge of said vertically movablewall and adapted to be engaged by the" shingles which-are being fed oififro'mr the supply in said box, and means for feeding one course ofshingles at a time from the underside of the pile in saidbox throughsaid i 9 passage.

shingles inone course engage with the thick "endsofthe shingles in anadjacent course,

and provided on opposite sides of its lower,

end with. outlet passages for the shingles,

means for feeding ofl' shingles from the undersideof the pile anddischarging the same, alternately in opposite directions through saidpassages, including a feed b'ar adapted to sweep across the entire lowerend of said box and thepassages on the opposite ends (ofsuccessivecourses ofsaid shingles, and meansfor reciprocating said'bar;

a 4. Amachine for feeding tapering shingles i and the like gcomprisingabox adapted to hold asupply of shingles in the'form of a verticaltier ofcourses in which the thin ends v of the shinglesin one course engagewith the thick ends of the shingles in an adjacent course, and providedonopposite sides of its I v lower end with outlet passages for theshingles, means for feeding off shinglesfrom same alternately inopposite directions the underside of the pile and discharging the vthroughsaid passages, including a feed bar adapted-to sweepacrossthe'entire lower end of said box and the passages on the oppositeside thereof and to engage the opposite thick ends of successive coursesof said shingles,

and means for reciprocating said bar includi i i ing rock arms connectedwith opposite ends of said; feed bar, a crank shaft, and a pitmanconnecting' said crankshaft with said rockf T J- arms.

HARRY E. eoscnl

